This interpretation attempts to preserve the descending bass line that gives this song its drive. I "stacked" the lyrics with numbered lines so that the similarity in chord structure of the parts is easier to memorize, like traditional sheet music. All the Young Dudes

1. Billy ra^Dpped all night about his suicide, ^D/C# 2. And Wendy's stealing clothes from Mark's & Sparks and 3. Lucy's looking sweet, ?cos he dresses like a queen, 4. And my brother's back at home with his Beatles and his Stones

1. How he'd kick it in^Bm the head when he was twenty-five ^D/A 2. Freddy's got spots from ripping off the stars from his 3. But he can kick like a mule, its a real mean team, but 4. We never got it off on that revolution stuff

1. S^F#mpeed jive, don't wanna stay alive when you're twen^Aty-five [to beginnin^Asus4g of #2^A] 2. Face - a funky little boat race [to pre-chorus 2] 3. We can love, oh yes, we can love [to beginning of #4] 4. What a drag - too many snags [to pre-chorus 4]

PRE-CHORUS

2. The tele^Emvision man is crazy ^Em7 4. Well I drunk a lotta wine and I'm feelin' fine 2. sayin' we're juvenile^F# delinquent wrecks ^Bm 4. Gonna race some cat to bed 2. Oooh, man, I^G need a TV when I've ^Dgot T. Rex ^A ^Asus4 ^A 4. Is that concrete all around or is it in my head?

2. Oh brother, ya guessed ? I'm a dude yeah! 4. Yeah, I'm a dude yeah! CHORUS

^D ^D/C# All the young du^Bmdes ^D/ACarry the n^Amews ^Am7/GBoogaloo du^Fdes ^CCarry the news^G ^C ^A ^D

[Continue chorus as long as desired, improvising comments about dudes in between sung lines]

Mott the Hoople - All the young dudes